Legal Opinion
Tiernan v. Westext Transport, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 6, 1969No. Civ. A. 3449, 3471PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, District Judge.
This is a motion to vacate orders of dismissal entered by this court on July 22, 1965 as to the first and second counts of the plaintiff administrator’s complaints in C.A. Nos. 3449 and 3471.
These two diversity suits arose out of an automobile accident on April 10, 1964 in Plainville, Massachusetts in which the plaintiff’s decedent, a former resident and citizen of Rhode Island, was killed. Both suits were commenced in early 1965, 1 and in both suits the plaintiff stated causes of action under both the Rhode Island and Massachusetts wrongful death statutes.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Vandenbark v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Paula H. Roy v. Star Chopper Company, Inc., and Third-Party v. Ashok Hingorany and Advanced Materials Systems, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Robert L. Turcotte, Administrator of the Estate of Gerard P. Turcotte v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Boston, Massachusetts on July 31, 1973District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1975
- Elaine Rosenthal, as of the Estate of Martin C. Rosenthal, Deceased v. Kenneth W. Warren, and New England Baptist HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Scully Signal Co. v. JoyalDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1995
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